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Keysight Technologies

Manufactures test equipment and measurement software

Director – Strategic Growth - SigMon/SigInt

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's or master's degree, or equivalent, in engineering, business, or a related field, plus typically 5+ years of relevant experience as a first- and second-level manager and 10+ years of relevant aerospace defense industry experience.
  • Demonstrated management and leadership skills implementing program- and organization-level strategies, including translating strategy into tactics.
  • Experience managing managers and/or supervisors and directing resources across several departments or workgroups.
  • Working knowledge of SigMon/SigInt, radio frequency/microwave, or electromagnetic-spectrum systems and the aerospace/defense customer landscape, including primes, defense contractors, and government laboratories.
  • Deep understanding of customer workflows, ecosystems, product and technology roadmaps, and business goals, and ability to translate customer needs into high-level requirements for planned products and solutions.
  • Track record of developing regional sales/business development strategies, managing a sales funnel, and delivering order forecasts against business objectives.
  • U.S. person status or ability to meet export-control and program-access requirements for defense engagements, as applicable to the hiring location.
  • Strong writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Own overall operations and business objectives for the SigMon/SigInt segment, and develop regional business development and customer engagement strategies end to end.
  • Translate portfolio and segment strategy into tactical business plans, programs, and short-term order forecasts; define priorities and delegate initiatives across the team and partner workgroups.
  • Build a team of business development managers, engineers, and supervisors and, where applicable, senior individual contributors; set objectives, coach for performance, build bench strength, and drive talent acquisition and retention across the segment.
  • Shape and champion solution narratives positioning the SigMon/SigInt portfolio—including radio frequency/microwave instrumentation, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence/electronic intelligence sensors and analyzers—against customers' evolving mission needs.
  • Frame the business segment's response to software-defined, simulation-based validation of cognitive and AI-enabled SigMon/SigInt; keep messaging and roadmap engagement aligned with market direction.
  • Partner with product line management, research and development, solutions engineering, and marketing to align offerings, pricing, and campaigns with segment demand; represent SigMon/SigInt customer perspectives internally.
  • Deliver accurate short-term order forecasts and maintain a healthy, well-qualified funnel; monitor pipeline metrics, win rates, and competitive dynamics and adjust tactics accordingly.
  • Ensure customer engagements comply with export-control, International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification/Controlled Unclassified Information handling requirements.
  • Present market drivers at thought leadership events and lead a team of experts in solving difficult customer problems and influencing strategy across the company.
  • Funnel outside customer perspectives into the integrated solutions development lifecycle.

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with test and measurement instrumentation, including PXIe/AXIe modular equipment and radio frequency/microwave analyzers and generators, and software-defined, simulation-based validation approaches.
  • Experience selling or positioning complex technical solutions to defense primes and government programs, including multi-year, multi-stakeholder pursuits.
  • Understanding of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification/Controlled Unclassified Information and International Traffic in Arms Regulations considerations in defense contractor engagements.
  • Active Secret clearance or higher is preferred, or ability to obtain and maintain required security clearances.

About the Company

Keysight Technologies

Manufactures test equipment and measurement software

Keysight Technologies provides test and measurement equipment for electronics development and deployment. It sells high-precision hardware instruments (such as oscilloscopes, network analyzers, and signal generators) and software that support design, test, and validation of electronic systems, with focus areas including electronic design, e-mobility, network monitoring, and 5G. The products work by combining measurement hardware with analytics software to collect, analyze, and visualize test data across design, verification, and maintenance workflows. The company differentiates itself with a broad, industry-grade instrument portfolio, integrated end-to-end software, and ongoing services and support, including involvement in 6G development, to help speed digitalization and product deployment.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Santa Rosa, CA
Founded
1939

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